Clothes-wringer



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CLOTHES WRINGER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 3, |920.

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Specification of Lettersvatent. ,Patented Oct, 19,

.lippiifiatioa` inea. April 3,1920. serial No. 371,084.

mounting on wash-tubs for wringing out the water from the cleansedVclothes.

The invention has for a Vgeneral object to provide an improved Clotheswringer characterized by simplicity and durability of construction, andrby efficiency of operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple device wherebythe water wrung from the clothes may be directedk back into the tub fromwhich the clothes were removed for wringing.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objectsl andadvantages thereof, reference-willbe had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forthy:

Figure 1 of the drawing is a face view of a wringer constructedaccording to the invention.-

Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partial vertical axial section of one end of the wringer.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary face view showing a modification.

The frame of my improved clothes wringer is preferably made mainly ofmetal tubing and comprises a top horizontal member 1 connected at itsends by elbows 2 to-the upper ends of side members 3 the lower ends ofwhich are screwed into connections 4 and 5 the former of which is a Tand the latter a cross. The lower ends of these connections have securedthereinto short tubes 6 which latter are screwed at their ends, as shownin Fig. 3, into the web portions of a pair of inverted-U clips or feet 7which are adapted to Astraddle the edge of a wash tub in the usualmanner, and are provided with the clamping screws 8 threaded through oneof the legs thereof whereby the wringer is fastened to the tub. Topermit of adjustment of the clamping device to fit upon the edge of ahorizontal support the 'opposite Y legs of the clips to those carryingthe screws ySere provided with tapped openings 9 into which the" tubes 6`may be screwed, the clampsthen assuming theposition shown in dottedlines in Fig. 2. The bottom horizontal. member of the frame is formed bya 'flat strap 10 which is perforated at its ends to receive the tubes 6and is clamped against the feet 7 by means of nuts 11 threaded on y thetubes and screwed down againstr the straps. n

Hthin the rectangular frame thus formed are supported 'the rollers 12and 13 of the wringer, the upper roller12 being vertically ad]ustableand the lower roller 13 being on a fixed axis. Each of these rollerscomprises a facing of rubber fixedv by vulcanizing or otherwise on tubes14 .and 15, these tubes extending at. their ends slightly beyond theends ofthe roller bodies. To support the upper roller 12a pair ofsleeves 16 are slidably mounted on the upper tubes 3, these sleevesbeing ,conveniently formed of T- unions whose lateral offsets have fixedtherein the pins 17 which project freely into the opposite ends of thetube 14 and so rotatably support the upper roller. This upper roller ispressed yeldinglyV down toward the lower roller by' means of a pair ofexpansion springs 18 coiled aroundthe tubes above the sleeves 16 andbearing between the latter and the elbows 2, enlarged washers 19 beingpreferablyk interposed between the ends of the springs and the sleevesand elbows.

The lower roller 13 is mounted in place by means of a rod 2O whichextends cornpletely through the tube 15 and is riveted or otherwisesecured to the ends of the tube as at 21. This rod projects beyond theroller tube 15 at both ends, one lend extending freelyinto the lateralofset'of the T-union 4, while the opposite end extends freely throughthe horizontal elements of the cross connection 5. As will be apparentthe roller will be thus rotatably mounted in the frame, the ends lofkthe rod 20 acting as trunnions for the roller.

The end of the rod y20 which projects through kthe cross connection ispreferablyv bent at an approximate right angle to form a crank arm 22for rotating the rod; the end of this arm having a handle 23 mountedthereon in any well known manner. i

In order to enable the water wrung from the clothes to be directed toeither side as desired an adjustable baille strip is piyoted on theframe strap 10 and is adapted to be swung either to the positioninclining downwardly in one direction under v`the Arollers shown in fulllines in Fig. 2 or to the posiln Fig. #L I have shown a-modified form ofresilient pressure means applied to the upper roller 12 and comprising akbow spring fixed midway between its ends to the underside oi' a block3l secured on the top member l, the ends oi the spring being perforatedto surround the side members 3 and pressing downwardly on the sleeves16.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent of the United States is as iol- .lows

l. A Lclothes wrngercomprising tubular top and side frame members, oneof said side frame members including a T-union, the other of said sideframe members including a cross connection, a pair of rollers, a rodpassing through one of said rollers general plane of `side frame membersincluding a Tunion, the other of said side frame members including alcrossconnection, a pair of' rollers, a rod passing through one ot saidrollers and ournaled in the said union and connection, the end ofthe rodadjacent the said crossconnection projecting beyond the latter and beingformed with a crank handle, sleeves formed or T-unions slidable on saidside :trame members, and pins projecting from the lateral oifsets ofsaid sleeves and rotatably supporting the other of said rollers.

3. A clothes wringer comprising tubular top and side frame members,rollers journaled in the side frame members, a pair of U-.shapedclamping clips screwed upon the lower ends of said side trame members, astrap rigidly connecting said side Jframe members and clamped at itsends against the said clips, said clips being adjustable to engage amember extending either in the he wrmger or transversely thereto.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this1st day of April, A. D. 1920.

HORACE A. BODGE.

